Overview
- Freese told the New York Times he "didn't really resonate" with Foo Fighters' music and said his dismissal was likely "more an issue with their management."
- He described intense pressure stepping in after Taylor Hawkins' death, saying he felt he had to be "firing on all cylinders all the time."
- Freese announced in May that he was let go with no reason provided, calling the decision shocking and disappointing but expressing support for the band.
- In July the drummers effectively swapped roles, with Freese rejoining Nine Inch Nails on tour as Ilan Rubin moved to Foo Fighters for upcoming dates.
- The change followed a public thank-you from Foo Fighters, who praised Freese's "thunderous wizardry" when releasing their July single "Today's Song," and it marked Freese's second stint with Nine Inch Nails after 2005–2008.